The NDAA Legalizes The Use Of Propaganda On The US Public [View all]
trutherbot @trutherbot
The #NDAA Legalizes The Use Of Propaganda On The US Public:
http://www.businessinsider.com/ndaa-legalizes-propaganda-2012-5 …
The newest version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes an amendment that would legalize the use of propaganda on the American public, reports Michael Hastings of BuzzFeed.
The amendment — proposed by Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) and Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and passed in the House last Friday afternoon — would effectively nullify the Smith-Mundt Act of 1948, which explicitly forbids information and psychological operations aimed at influencing U.S. public opinion.
Thornberry said that the current law “ties the hands of America’s diplomatic officials, military, and others by inhibiting our ability to effectively communicate in a credible way,” according to Buzzfeed.
The vote came two days after a federal judged ruled that an indefinite detention provision in the annual defense bill was unconstitutional.
(Note that this is from last year, but still scary. More at the link.)
= new reply since forum marked as read